Talent and grace, if properly mastered, are always discernible in one's manner and speech, but need not be displayed. Just as you do not have to put on your hat, your skirt, and your ribbon, so that others may know that you own them.
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《小妇人》作者

路易莎·梅·奥尔科特(Louisa May Alcott) (1832-1888年)是一位美国女作家。她出生在宾夕法尼亚州的日耳曼敦,但她的一生却是在靠近马萨诸塞州的康科特城度过的。她自小受当作家和教师的父亲的影响。在父亲的熏陶下,她很早就对写作产生了兴趣。为了帮助维持贫穷的家庭,路易莎在成为专业作家之前不得不靠做女佣、家庭老师和裁缝挣钱。1868年,一位出版商建议她写一部关于“女孩子的书”,她便根据孩提的记忆写成《小妇人》,大获成功。之后她又续写了《小男人》和《乔的男孩子们》,1873年又以小说形式出版了自传著作《经验的故事》。

Love is the only thing we take with us when we die. It makes death so easy.

爱是我们去世时唯一能够带走的东西,它使得死亡变得如此从容。

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I've been trying for 40 years, and I'm just getting it under control. I used to be angry almost every day, Joe, but I learned not to show it; I also hope to learn not to feel it, though it may take me forty years.

我努力改了四十年,现在才刚刚控制住。我过去几乎每天都生气,乔,但我学会了不把它表露出来;我还希望学会不把它感觉出来,虽然可能有的花上四十年的功夫。

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The humble are not afraid to climb the mountain, the poor need not adorn the unreal halo, the pilgrim heart of god, leading the way.

位卑者不怕攀登高山,贫困者勿需点缀虚幻的光环,朝圣者心中自有上帝,引导一路向前。

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Time erodes all things, but what it cannot diminish is the greatness of your thoughts, your humor, your kindness, and your courage.

时间可以吞噬一切,但它丝毫不能减少的是你伟大的思想,你的幽默,你的善良,还有你的勇气。

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Talent and grace, if properly mastered, are always discernible in one's manner and speech, but need not be displayed. Just as you do not have to put on your hat, your skirt, and your ribbon, so that others may know that you own them.

才华和优雅如果掌握得有分寸,总在一个人的举止和谈吐中被人觉察到,但是无需炫示出来。正像不必把你的帽子、裙子和缎带一下都穿戴上,为的是让别人知道你拥有这些东西。

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They live happily for others and no one notices the sacrifices they make. At last the little cricket on the hearth ceased to sing sweetly, and the bright sunshine died away, leaving only silence and shadow.

她们开心地为别人活着,没人留意她们所做出的牺牲。最后,炉上的小蟋蟀停止了甜美的歌唱,灿烂的阳光消逝,只留下了寂静和阴影。

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Neither beauty, nor youth, nor wealth, nor even love itself, can save those who have won god's favor from anxiety and pain, nor from sorrow, nor from the loss of what they love most. For, in life, some rain must fall, some days must be dark, sad, and desolate.

美貌、青春、财富、甚至爱情本身,都不能让深得上帝恩宠的人免于焦虑和痛苦,远离哀愁,也无法让他们避免失去自己最爱的东西。因为,一生中,有些雨必然得下,一些日子必然会黑暗、哀伤、凄凉。

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爱是我们去世时唯一能够带走的东西,它使得死亡变得如此从容。

Love is the only thing we take with us when we die. It makes death so easy.

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